I feel kind of bad. I have not one Christmas morning picture on my camera. Layne did get it all on video so maybe I'll figure out how to get some pictures off of that. I have been preoccupied with my 'condition' and pretty much if it isn't in my face or needed at this moment it wont happen. (It isn't a big deal, it has just taken over my mind....more on that another day. No, I'm not prego.) I think I was putting the last of the Christmas cards in the mail box on Thursday and the last of the neighbor treats dropped off Christmas Eve night. So not like me.
***nevertheless***
We had a wonderful Christmas. Everyone was thrilled with their gifts and we all felt very spoiled and loved. What a wonderful time of the year. The house is all decorated and pretty. Lights sparkle in different parts of the rooms and make things seem extra special. The yummy treats and goodies that were given to us were thoroughly enjoyed. One thing we did miss this Christmas was snow. Poor Mitch. His new snow board is still sitting here waiting for its debut. We've got another couple of months to get some fun time in the white stuff.
And even though most of us would have loved to have gone to church in our jammies, I really did like Christmas on Sunday. The talks and music were perfectly beautiful. What a wonderful day to celebrate.
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This time of year we miss our families even more than usual. It was fun to Skype and see a lot of our family in Idaho. Little ones are now walking and big ones don't stop talking......it is so much fun.
Then the day after Christmas was my dad's 60th birthday! We got to see him on his birthday (via Skype) and that made it extra fun. He had his whole day planned out. Five Guys and a movie, and Audrey was there scratching his head while we talked. I think that is pretty close to a perfect day for him. My dad is amazing and I love him more than he'll ever know.
And now we are wrapping up 2011. For whatever reason, I like odd numbered years. Weird, I know.
Just one more thing to check off our 2011 list...Layne's birthday is Friday. The big 43. I'm really not nice enough to get into head scratching so I hope he has a different plan.
